Dufferin Coaching Inn

We love this place. Always a warm welcome and the best breakfast to start your day. Rooms are spotless and have everything you need. This is why we come back every year, sometimes twice! The surrounding area is beautiful, good golf courses around. Attended a function in their function room which is fabulous and managed very well.

This is a fabulous place to stay. The host Is the best. Informative ,Great personality,very attentive and a great person. My wife and I spent our wedding anniversary here and what a great place it is . It was fully decorated for Christmas and the atmosphere and look in the building was akin to what uou would see on the front of a classic christmas card. Full marks for cleanliness food and fantastic accommodation. Janine had even booked us in for the Christmas party night package in the Dufferin Arms next door for a Christmas meal. My wife and I totally blown away by the place( excuse the pun as Storm Darragh was arriving) We went to the smugglers table bar after the meal just down the road .after the meal etc and a great little bar it was too.. By the way the breakfast at the Coaching Inn was to die for. We will definitely be back. Thanks again Janine for making our wedding anniversary so great. Len

My mother & I recently stayed at the Dufferin Coaching Inn, in Killyleagh, Co. Down, and had a really lovely break there. Janine our Host made us feel very welcome, and was extremely friendly, helpful and very knowledgeable about things to see and do in area. Our room was lovely, it also contained a lot of added extra’s that you would normally only find supplied in a four or five star Hotel. (eg Dressing gowns and slippers, chocolate treats and water). The beds were extremely comfortable, and we had a view of Strangford Loch from our window. Nothing was too much trouble, Janine booked us a table for dinner on the evening of our stay in the Restaurant/Bar next door, which saved us having to do it. There were plenty of areas in the house that were available for guest use, so that you don’t just feel that you have to stay in your room. Breakfast was delicious. We will definitely book another stay there in the very near future.

Janine is an excellent host, lots of information on things to do and see. Sent email with list of restaurants which was very helpful to book in advance. Helped us book a taxi to get to restaurant. Breakfast was delicious, nothing is too much trouble. Bedroom with 4poster was really comfy. Will definitely be back as the location is perfect for visiting the local area.

I catered for an event at the Dufferin Inn last weekend, the premises are absolutely stunning very charming and clean, great staff. The owner Janine couldn’t have done enough for us from the minute we arrived she was so friendly and helpful. This is the perfect place for any gathering or intimate wedding etc don’t look past it!! Hope to visit again soon

My wife and I had one night’s stay at Dufferin Coaching Inn – Saturday 12th August 2023 – and we were in room D. We booked for accommodation and breakfast on the morning of Sunday 13 August 2023. This coaching Inn is full of history and also full of character. It was easy to book and communication with Janine at the Inn regarding this booking was a stress-free, easy experience. Janine was from the very first a cheery welcome at the front door - everything any traveller wants whether looking to check on after a long or short journey: A GENUINE WELCOME! A bright, cheerful, fully focused host, who was genuinely delighted that we had chosen her Inn to rest, explore, eat and ensure we were fully replenished to continue our journey (in our case we were heading home). Everywhere I looked, every nook and cranny (that is every part of the place) was spotlessly clean and serviceable; evidence abounded of an active hand, an active focus, active care, active investment, ACTIVE host who ensured mirrors gleamed, that bathroom shower gel, soap, towels, flannels (face washers) were present, correct; an ACTIVE host in being there when you need them and discreetly vanished as and when appropriate. Our bed, pillows, duvet all bright, cheerful with the that lovely smell of having been freshly laundered, freshy pressed. Carpets in our room were deep piled and freshly hoovered. When closing the bedroom window shutters: perfect darkness and on our night, we were there, perfect silence; not a sound. Glorious rest. Here’s a puzzle for you re the windows in room D (if you stay there): Why are there slots like letter boxes either side of each window? Clue the windows are called ‘Sash’ windows; you go solve the riddle but don’t ‘weight’ around. (I was a third generation of a builder’s family so gleaned all manner of insights re long past construction methods). Breakfast was perfect plenty of choice and I had the ‘Ulster Fry’ (my wife had salmon and poached eggs and was most impressed and indeed recommends). The Ulster Fry which – I can promise you from experience – varies greatly in fat and greasy content elsewhere; this one was perfect in presentation not a spot of grease or fat visible: truly scrumptious; kept me going all day! So, by now, this sparkling review, should have you heading to the Dufferin Coaching Inn website as you plan your Northern Ireland / all Ireland trip. If it doesn’t….well I cannot be any clearer: this is a welcoming, homely, actively well managed inn giving good value, placed in a delightful, enchanting part of Northern Ireland; a place to rest, relax, recuperate, challenge your knowledge of historic buildings: in short – Delightful host, enchanting property, affordable….I recommend. Thank you, Janine, and all your staff for making our one night stay so enjoyable and so easy to recommend!